Practical English 1
TeachersTAKAYAMA, Yuko
Grade, SemesterYear 3 1st semest [Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering]
CategorySpecial Subjects
Elective, CreditsElective 1credit
 Syllabus Number5M176

Course Description

Students will be asked to translate science news or reports into Japanese.
This course relate to diplomatic policy 2, 3 and 4.

Course Objectives

In their graduation research, students will have to read original papers written in English. To improve their reading comprehension in English, science news in English are expounded in this course.

Grading Policy

The learning results are evaluated based on: presentation (40%) and examination (60%).

Textbook and Reference

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Textbook Prints will be distributed.
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Requirements(Assignments)

Note

Schedule

1Guidance and mini-test
2News paper (environmental problem I)
3News paper (environmental problem II)
4News paper (evolution I)
5News paper (evolution II)
6News paper (gene mutation I)
7News paper (gene mutation II)
8News paper (aging I)

9News paper (aging II)
10News paper (genetics I)
11News paper (genetics II)
12News paper (PCR method)
13News paper (Biotechnology)
14experiments

15Conclusion and test